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1. The Girl in the Chicken Coop

           Thebottomofthecoopwasmadeofthickboards,soDorothyfoundshewasclingingtoasortofraft,withsidesofslats,whichreadilyboreupherweight.Aftercoughingthewateroutofherthroatandgettingherbreathagain,shemanagedtoclimbovertheslatsandstanduponthefirmwoodenbottomofthecoop,whichsupportedhereasilyenough.

           "Why,I’vegotashipofmyown!"shethought,moreamusedthanfrightenedathersuddenchangeofcondition;andthen,asthecoopclimbeduptothetopofabigwave,shelookedeagerlyaroundfortheshipfromwhichshehadbeenblown.

           Itwasfar,faraway,bythistime.Perhapsnooneonboardhadyetmissedher,orknewofherstrangeadventure.Downintoavalleybetweenthewavesthecoopswepther,andwhensheclimbedanothercresttheshiplookedlikeatoyboat,itwassuchalongwayoff.Soonithadentirelydisappearedinthegloom,andthenDorothygaveasighofregretatpartingwithUncleHenryandbegantowonderwhatwasgoingtohappentohernext.

           Justnowshewastossingonthebosomofabigocean,withnothingtokeepherafloatbutamiserablewoodenhen-coopthathadaplankbottomandslattedsides,throughwhichthewaterconstantlysplashedandwettedherthroughtotheskin!Andtherewasnothingtoeatwhenshebecamehungry--asshewassuretodobeforelong--andnofreshwatertodrinkandnodryclothestoputon.

           "Well,Ideclare!"sheexclaimed,withalaugh.

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